"reference" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- This might not be the child's real name, as 'Chico' is also a somewhat affectionate reference to males in the Spanish language.
- He is more commonly known amongst his team mates as "Jason"- an affectionate reference to his idol; former Australian fast bowling legend and namesake Jason Gillespie.
- The company became known locally as "Uncle Spruce" in affectionate reference to the steady work and benefits provided to this distinct northern community for many decades.
- It is an affectionate reference and the crowd laughs.
- Attending the BBC's recent Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, I was struck by how John McEnroe made affectionate reference to Murray's "deadpan" nature.
- They became famous on stage for their banter, which usually involved tart, yet affectionate, and sometimes bawdy, references to their married life, which remained a feature of their live act.
- Also in British English, a term of affectionate reference to one's wife/female partner/steady girlfriend.
- There is also an affectionate reference to Picasso's wife Olga, in 1921 the mother of his newly born son.
- In his letters, Marcus makes frequent and affectionate reference to her; he was grateful that, "although she was fated to die young, yet she spent her last years with me".
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